Scam Alert for ESL teachers Changsha, China

Be careful when you are considering for an agency that hires foreign teachers to teach English in Changsha, China. Most likely this is Dragon Charm, although they also call themselves Work in China or Learnnig and culture in China. It is the only large agency in Changsha, so, if you find yourself talking to an agency in Changsha, it is most likely this one. They provide you with illegal contracts, stating that you need to pay a deposit and cover your own insurance, both are illegal in China. In their contracts, they will also use false names, which will make going to the police a useless affair. Further, they will charge the school you work for monthly around 11.000 RMB and they will only pay you 5000 RMB. Last but not least, at the end of your contract, you will not receive your last salary, your deposit, or your promised flight allowance. They will tell you, you need to go home first and that they will put it in your account afterwards: they won't! Last but not least, throughout your stay they will put you in ridicilously cheap and poor accomodations and make your live as miserable as possible by, for instance, keeping all your documents, making it impossible for you to travel or to go to a hospital, which is also illegal.

The company is owned by two sisters, Julia and Fei, who do not live in China and mostly do the skype interviews, although some other employees do interviews too, such as at the moment girls calling themselves Mona or Stella or Lucy.

Do not sign a contract with these people! Beware of Dragon Charm in Changsha!